The Commission shall appoint a written examination administrator,
an oral examination administrator, a physical fitness examiner, a
medical examiner and a psychological examiner to conduct the appropriate
examinations required by this chapter.
When the grading of each examination is completed, the Secretary
shall give each applicant written notice of his total grade within
30 days.
If an applicant fails to obtain a passing grade in any examinations,
he shall not be eligible for a subsequent examination for any position
in the Police Department of the Borough for a period of six months.
The Commissioners may designate any recognized examining agency
to act as examiner for the written examinations. The Commission may
reserve the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommendations
of the regularly appointed examining agency.
The Commission shall prepare a statement of instructions and
rules for the conduct of written examinations. The regularly appointed
examiner shall carry on each such examination in accordance with the
instructions of the Commission and be responsible for enforcing the
rules of conduct for written examinations.
Should any applicant be found guilty of any act to defeat the
proper conduct or the result of any examination, his name shall be
removed from any eligible list resulting from the examination and
the applicant shall not be permitted to make any future application
for any position in the Police Department.
The Commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse
to certify as eligible after examination any candidate who is found
to lack any of the minimum qualifications for examination prescribed
in this chapter for the particular position for which the candidate
has applied. In addition, the Commission may refuse to examine or,
if examined, may refuse to certify any candidate who is physically
or mentally unfit to perform the full duties of the position to which
he seeks employment, or who is a substance abuser, who is guilty of
any crime involving moral turpitude, or infamous or notoriously disgraceful
conduct, or who has been dismissed from a public service for delinquency
or misconduct in office, or who is affiliated with any group whose
policies or activities are subversive to the form of government set
forth in the constitutions and law of the United States and the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Any applicant or other person who believes that he is aggrieved
by the action of the Commission, in refusing to examine or to certify
him as eligible after examination, may request a hearing before the
Commission. Within 10 days after such request, the Commission shall
designate a time and place for the hearing, which shall be conducted
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 101 et seq. The applicant or aggrieved party must make
their request for a hearing, in writing, within 10 calendar days of
the date when the party knew or should have known of the Commission's
action that is being challenged.